102: Chapter 102 The Number One Person Under the Stars

Main City District, on the roof of a luxurious restaurant.

This restaurant was once one of the most extravagant places in Fengling City, with carved beams and painted pillars, resplendent and magnificent.

But now, half of its structure had collapsed, broken rubble scattered everywhere, and the walls were covered in claw marks and charred burn marks.

Yet at this moment, this ruin-like rooftop was packed with people.

Over a hundred Gold Rank Beast Tamers.

They came from different squads, different defense zones, and possessed different Pet Beasts and different combat styles.

But right now, they had a single common goal—to kill the Raven King.

At the front of the crowd, a tall, cold-faced youth stood with his hands behind his back.

He wore a silver-white combat suit, with a brilliant Starlight emblem embroidered on his chest.

His gaze was sharp as a knife, sweeping over everyone present, making people involuntarily straighten their backs.

Wang Zhuo.

The universally recognized number one under Starlight in Fengling City.

Twenty-five years old, at the peak of Gold Rank, just one step away from Starlight.

The defending champion of three consecutive military tournaments, a legendary figure who had once single-handedly killed three ferocious beasts of the same rank that had besieged him in the wild.

At this moment, he was overlooking the seething beast tide below, his gaze locked onto the faint, flickering black figure in the distant sky.

The Raven King.

"Is everyone here?" he asked in a deep voice.

"Everyone is here," replied a Beast Tamer who looked like an adjutant beside him, "One hundred and twenty-three people, all of them Gold Rank. Among them, thirty-seven are peak Gold, fifty-two are high-tier Gold, and the rest are mid-tier Gold."

Wang Zhuo nodded, turned around, and swept his gaze over everyone present.

"I won't waste time with pleasantries," his voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears, "The target is the Raven King. It is currently severely injured, which is our best opportunity."

"However, it is surrounded by a massive horde of ferocious beasts, with hundreds of Silver Rank or higher Raven guards, and even over forty flying ferocious beasts of the Gold Rank. These are all protective mechanisms set up by the Beast King."

"This cannot be solved by a reckless charge."

He raised his hand and pointed at the crowd.

"So, now, listen to my command."

"All Beast Tamers whose core Pet Beast is a land-based one, step forward."

One-third of the people stepped out.

"You are now designated as the third echelon," Wang Zhuo said, "You have only one task, and that is to clear the path."

"From under our feet to where the Raven King is located, the straight-line distance is less than three kilometers. But these three kilometers are the core area of the beast tide, filled with ferocious beasts everywhere."

"You must use the fastest speed to clear a path and deliver the first and second echelons to the area below the Raven King."

Those land-based Beast Tamers nodded one after another, their eyes filled with determination.

Wang Zhuo's gaze turned to another group of people.

"All Beast Tamers with flying Pet Beasts, split into two groups."

"First echelon, elite group," he pointed to those with the strongest auras, "You are the main force for the first wave of attacks."

"Your task is to charge up, draw all those Gold Rank flying ferocious beasts around the Raven King over, and pin them down firmly."

"As long as they are pinned down, the Raven King will lose its strongest guards."

Those thirty-plus people responded in unison.

Wang Zhuo finally looked at the remaining people, the Beast Tamers who generally had the fastest flying speeds.

"The rest are all designated as the second echelon."

His voice was deep and powerful:

"You have only one task—"

"Deliver me to the Raven King."

"That is the only requirement."

"You don't need to worry about anything else."

"Leave it all to me!"

As his words fell, the entire scene fell silent.

Everyone knew the weight of this sentence.

Delivering Wang Zhuo to the Raven King meant—he was going to single-handedly challenge that Gold Rank ferocious beast.

Amidst the encirclement of hundreds of Ravens.

In the core area of the beast tide.

Under the covetous gaze of countless ferocious beasts.

But at this moment, everyone present believed he could do it.

Because he was Wang Zhuo.

The number one under Starlight.

"Understood!" the Beast Tamers of the three echelons responded in unison.

Wang Zhuo nodded, turned around, and looked again at the black figure in the distant sky.

"Let's move."

...

Meanwhile, just as that group of Gold Rank Beast Tamers was planning their squads.

A cyan figure was quietly climbing over the Main City District's walls, returning to the Main City District from the Inner City once again.

This was Qin Ce.

This time, even after returning to the Main City District, he was riding the Azure Phoenix, still flying low against the ruins, weaving through the gaps in the battlefield, avoiding the beast tide that he could have easily passed through before.

Compared to the places in the Inner City where Star-Glow Rank beings ran rampant, although there were many ferocious beasts here, the highest were only Gold Rank, which actually didn't affect Qin Ce's flight.

After all, with his current speed, it could already be considered heaven-defying among the Silver Rank.

Plus, with the blessing of Wind Control, as long as he didn't actively provoke those Gold Rank ferocious beasts, even Gold Rank ferocious beasts couldn't stop him.

Yet, he was frighteningly low-key.

His gaze remained locked on that black figure in the distance.

In his line of sight.

The slowly ascending Raven King was moving deeper into the beast tide of the Main City District.

The guards around it were increasing; those Gold Rank flying ferocious beasts surrounded it, forming an airtight protective circle.

Qin Ce did not rashly approach.

He kept doubling back in the battlefield, using the cover of the ruins and buildings to get closer to the target bit by bit.

Finally, he found an excellent location.

It was a high-rise building less than one kilometer away from the Raven King.

That building was thirty stories high; although it had been battered and broken by the battle, its main structure was still intact.

More importantly, its top floor could perfectly observe the airspace where the Raven King was located.

Qin Ce had the Azure Phoenix land silently on the podium of the building, then climbed through a window into the building, heading all the way up along the interior stairwell.

The stairwell was pitch black, filled with rubble and dust everywhere.

Occasionally, he could hear the roars of beasts from afar, but they were far away and posed no immediate threat to him.

He climbed all the way up and finally reached the top floor.

Pushing open the door to the rooftop, a wind mixed with the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke rushed toward him.

Qin Ce took a deep breath, walked to the edge of the rooftop, lowered his body, poked half his head out, and looked at the distant sky.

There, the Raven King was flying slowly.

At a distance of less than one kilometer, in the vision of Nine-Star Insight, it was as clear as if it were right in front of him.

To kill the severely injured Raven King.

The first step was never organizing an attack.

It was knowing oneself and the enemy, understanding the current state of the Raven King.

This was also the reason why Qin Ce had to sneak closer.

Qin Ce narrowed his eyes, and Nine-Star Insight operated at full capacity.

The various data of the Raven King poured into his mind like flowing water.

"Huh?"

"How could it... be like this?"

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